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Recent Examples of suspension But officials ignored this pressure, and continued targeting leftist activists for similar suspensions. Time, 20 Oct. 2025 The teachers union amended the lawsuit in September to focus on the mounting delays in processing the forms and the suspension of cancellations. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025 Both Norris and Piastri required new rear ends on their cars after the sprint shunts, while Piastri’s front suspension also had to be replaced. Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 Rashee Rice returns from suspension Rashee Rice gives the Chiefs another playmaker, but there’s more to this than Mahomes having another option in the passing game. Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suspension
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suspense
Noun
  • This time around, while Chambers remains turned away, Teasdale crouches with an unsettling smile and long fingernails, conjuring a skin-crawling suspense.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Maybe with a more daring hand on the helm, our voyage wouldn’t have run out of suspense before the conclusion.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Suspension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspension. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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